I had occasion to look up photos of lighthouses near where I was born, and came across this Wikipedia article about the Trinidad Head lighthouse. [Click] Like other lighthouses along there, it is very short, but built on the side of a mountain that drops off almost straight into the ocean. It is 196 feet above sea level (mean high tide?) but has occasionally been flooded by waves. ——Alan
Oh, no--that's excellent! It means no drought, plenty of irrigation and drinking water. Bear in mind that there is almost no rain here in the summer--we typically go for years with zero summer rain. They lowered the reservoir to make room for snowmelt, and evidently they did it just right. The San Joaquin River and two irrigation canals are fed from the reservoir. ----Alan
Well filled means to their normal level, not to their brims. They serve to replenish the groundwater during the summer, and as flood control basins in the winter. ----Alan
All this talk abuit weather disasters reminds me of just how fortunately I am situated. Sitting almost on top of a secondary continental divide. Eight miles in one direction is theworld's largest source of fresh water. Two miles in the other direction is a small river subject to flash floods, but they will never, ever reach here. When I first moved to Oak Park, thrunderstorms would sometimes overwhelm the combined storm/sanitary sewers, but the Deep Tunnel Project took care of that.
No earthquakes. No hurricains. There is the occasionaly toronado, but they are very localized and there are fewer than in Arkansas where I grew up.
Oh, Alan, I am glad to hear it. The idear of water being at the top of whatever receptacle it's in stirs concern here in New England. Especially now, with all the flooding. The Otter Creek will be cresting tonight 600ft from a dear friend's house. She thinks it'll stay just far enough away, though. Hope so.
Almost sunrise at the moment, and coffee is ready. Predicted high 108F, humidity 20% during the hottest part of the day. Pollen moderate, air quality “good” (48), UV Index “very high” (10). There are some clouds at the moment, but I expect they will burn off. ——Alan
Group of GOP centrists threatens hardline tactics on tax bill [Click] They want to restore the state and local tax exemption deduction. For what it’s worth, I didn’t notice any significant change in our federal taxes when the SALT exemption was eliminated; maybe I wasn’t paying attention. “the SALT cap expires along with the bulk of Trump’s tax cuts in 2025.” Republicans in disarray; OK with me. ----Alan
I'm waiting for the doctor's office to call me back again. This time I need someone to say what to do about the fact that I haven't been able to sleep more than 3-4 hours per night. It finally occurred to me to investigate if one or both of two meds they put me on last Monday are the culprit. My body just won't relax enough for me to sleep.
I first went in because I couldn't breathe through my nose enough to sleep and was having a strong feeling of chest fullness. So I was given a nasal spray and something that works for reflux incase all the mouth breathing I was doing was trapping air. I can breathe through my nose most of the time now, and the feeling of chest fullness has subsided. But these were replaced with feeling hyped up, with sensitive heartbeat (normal heartbeat but feels like it's racing), and like I've just been running or drank a lot of caffeine. (I never drink caffeinated drinks and haven't even had chocolate.)
So we'll see what the latest wisdom is. But, man, I just want to sleep normally again.
Just to add that with all the new flooding last night, I made sure to congratulate the folks at my doctor's office for making it into work. I learned that every road to get there is half gone. But they all still made it in to work.
UPDATE: Doc's office called back...but just to ask if I'd like to come in on Thursday instead of next Monday. I said, Fine, but what do I do meanwhile? She said, "Oh, I'll have the nursing staff call you." !!! I thought that's who had just called me...! I NEED TO SLEEP!!! Wil wants me to go to Urgent Care. I don't know how that will help. What would you do?
I think I would go to Urgent Care. It does sound like the anti-reflux medication is a stimulant. FWIW, I tend to brath through my mouth while sleeping and have never had any proglem beyond dry mouth.
Go to Urgent Care ASAP *and* to your regular doc on Thursday. Bill's probably right that the oral medicine is no longer necessary, but heart concerns and inability to sleep both sound urgent to me.
You were all somewhat correct. First, to allay Cat's concern, know that I had a perfectly normal EKG last Monday and my blood pressure is fine.
My regular doc weighed in and said to stop the med I was taking for alleged reflux. She also said to keep taking the Flonase. When I said the directions say to cut the dose in half after a week (which is where I am now) and she said Yes, follow the manufacturer's directions.
THEN I discovered I have Thrush! That was quite a shock because I've never had it before...though I know of babies who've had it, and I used to be a La Leche League Leader, helping moms with breastfeeding information. I searched online and learned that Flonase can cause Thrush! So, I followed the manufacturer's directions and immediately stopped using that too. And, do you know what? I feel better tonight than I have in 10 days.
I have twice tried, therefore, to lay down and sleep. I am perfectly comfy and breathing fine but purely incapable of nodding off for some reason. So it may take a bit longer for the effects of the meds to leave my body. So I am lying down for a minimum of 40 min and trying for an hour. If I don't fall asleep, I may get up and read awhile. Then try again. I figure at some point or other I'm just going to fall asleep and get back to normal.
Sometimes doctors are a little too wedded to what I call the AMA flow charts.
Oh, and I am still going in to the doc on Thursday. But I wish it could be sooner, because if they do any bloodwork it'll take several days to get results...and that may mean Monday. Also, if I need med to quell the Thrush, it would be good to get that going sooner than later. In my research, I learned that Thrush can be a virulent sort (hospital variety mainly) and can go into your lungs...and if it gets into your bloodstream it can be fatal...! I never knew that.
Via Punchbowl News: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries raised a $29 million during the second quarter, a substantial haul that takes his total amount raised in 2023 to $62.4 million. Jeffries’ tally is $7.3 million more than what Speaker Kevin McCarthy raised in Q2.
As I was trying to sleep last night, four hours, this name kept coming up. So when I got up, I googled. This is it.
" How did Mollie Orshansky determine the poverty line? The current official poverty measure was developed in the mid 1960s by Mollie Orshansky, a staff economist at the Social Security Administration. Poverty thresholds were derived from the cost of a minimum food diet multiplied by three to account for other family expenses." WW, many episodes past. I spelled Mollie with a y, and Orshansky with an i, but why I remembered it at all is prolly why I'm sleeping about like listener. . . .can't turn the brain off.
I had occasion to look up photos of lighthouses near where I was born, and came across this Wikipedia article about the Trinidad Head lighthouse. [Click] Like other lighthouses along there, it is very short, but built on the side of a mountain that drops off almost straight into the ocean. It is 196 feet above sea level (mean high tide?) but has occasionally been flooded by waves.
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Reservoirs in California are mostly at or near capacity; the one upstream of us is at 101% of nominal value.
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Oh, that is not good.
DeleteHas this happened before and, if so, what was the outcome?
Oh, that was posted by me...on Chrome on my iPhone.
DeletePosting this on Chrome on computer.
Oh, no--that's excellent! It means no drought, plenty of irrigation and drinking water. Bear in mind that there is almost no rain here in the summer--we typically go for years with zero summer rain. They lowered the reservoir to make room for snowmelt, and evidently they did it just right. The San Joaquin River and two irrigation canals are fed from the reservoir.
Delete----Alan
Oh, and all the percolation ponds I have seen are well filled, which means rising ground water.
Delete---Alan
Well filled means to their normal level, not to their brims. They serve to replenish the groundwater during the summer, and as flood control basins in the winter.
Delete----Alan
All this talk abuit weather disasters reminds me of just how fortunately I am situated. Sitting almost on top of a secondary continental divide. Eight miles in one direction is theworld's largest source of fresh water. Two miles in the other direction is a small river subject to flash floods, but they will never, ever reach here. When I first moved to Oak Park, thrunderstorms would sometimes overwhelm the combined storm/sanitary sewers, but the Deep Tunnel Project took care of that.
DeleteNo earthquakes. No hurricains. There is the occasionaly toronado, but they are very localized and there are fewer than in Arkansas where I grew up.
Oh, Alan, I am glad to hear it. The idear of water being at the top of whatever receptacle it's in stirs concern here in New England. Especially now, with all the flooding. The Otter Creek will be cresting tonight 600ft from a dear friend's house. She thinks it'll stay just far enough away, though. Hope so.
DeleteAlmost sunrise at the moment, and coffee is ready. Predicted high 108F, humidity 20% during the hottest part of the day. Pollen moderate, air quality “good” (48), UV Index “very high” (10). There are some clouds at the moment, but I expect they will burn off.
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Excessive heat is so dangerous.
DeleteSo is excessive water.
I wish we could even out the weather for everybody.
Group of GOP centrists threatens hardline tactics on tax bill [Click] They want to restore the state and local tax exemption deduction. For what it’s worth, I didn’t notice any significant change in our federal taxes when the SALT exemption was eliminated; maybe I wasn’t paying attention. “the SALT cap expires along with the bulk of Trump’s tax cuts in 2025.” Republicans in disarray; OK with me.
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Two from the WSJ:
ReplyDeleteMarkets Think Fed Can Pull Off a Soft Landing [Click]
Pay Raises Are Finally Beating Inflation [Click]
—Alan
Is the Holy Grain in the Cathedral of Valencia? [Click]
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Oopsie---Make that "Holy Grail"
Delete---Alan
With climate change, grain may become the more precious item.
DeleteI'm waiting for the doctor's office to call me back again. This time I need someone to say what to do about the fact that I haven't been able to sleep more than 3-4 hours per night. It finally occurred to me to investigate if one or both of two meds they put me on last Monday are the culprit. My body just won't relax enough for me to sleep.
ReplyDeleteI first went in because I couldn't breathe through my nose enough to sleep and was having a strong feeling of chest fullness. So I was given a nasal spray and something that works for reflux incase all the mouth breathing I was doing was trapping air. I can breathe through my nose most of the time now, and the feeling of chest fullness has subsided. But these were replaced with feeling hyped up, with sensitive heartbeat (normal heartbeat but feels like it's racing), and like I've just been running or drank a lot of caffeine. (I never drink caffeinated drinks and haven't even had chocolate.)
So we'll see what the latest wisdom is. But, man, I just want to sleep normally again.
Just to add that with all the new flooding last night, I made sure to congratulate the folks at my doctor's office for making it into work. I learned that every road to get there is half gone. But they all still made it in to work.
DeleteUPDATE: Doc's office called back...but just to ask if I'd like to come in on Thursday instead of next Monday. I said, Fine, but what do I do meanwhile? She said, "Oh, I'll have the nursing staff call you." !!! I thought that's who had just called me...! I NEED TO SLEEP!!!
DeleteWil wants me to go to Urgent Care. I don't know how that will help. What would you do?
I'd go in on Thursday. But that's just me.
Delete----Alan
I think I would go to Urgent Care. It does sound like the anti-reflux medication is a stimulant. FWIW, I tend to brath through my mouth while sleeping and have never had any proglem beyond dry mouth.
DeleteAlternitively, I might simply discontinue the oral medication. It appears the situation it was intended to address no longer applies.
DeleteGo to Urgent Care ASAP *and* to your regular doc on Thursday. Bill's probably right that the oral medicine is no longer necessary, but heart concerns and inability to sleep both sound urgent to me.
DeleteYou were all somewhat correct. First, to allay Cat's concern, know that I had a perfectly normal EKG last Monday and my blood pressure is fine.
DeleteMy regular doc weighed in and said to stop the med I was taking for alleged reflux. She also said to keep taking the Flonase. When I said the directions say to cut the dose in half after a week (which is where I am now) and she said Yes, follow the manufacturer's directions.
THEN I discovered I have Thrush! That was quite a shock because I've never had it before...though I know of babies who've had it, and I used to be a La Leche League Leader, helping moms with breastfeeding information. I searched online and learned that Flonase can cause Thrush! So, I followed the manufacturer's directions and immediately stopped using that too. And, do you know what? I feel better tonight than I have in 10 days.
I have twice tried, therefore, to lay down and sleep. I am perfectly comfy and breathing fine but purely incapable of nodding off for some reason. So it may take a bit longer for the effects of the meds to leave my body. So I am lying down for a minimum of 40 min and trying for an hour. If I don't fall asleep, I may get up and read awhile. Then try again. I figure at some point or other I'm just going to fall asleep and get back to normal.
Sometimes doctors are a little too wedded to what I call the AMA flow charts.
Oh, and I am still going in to the doc on Thursday.
DeleteBut I wish it could be sooner, because if they do any bloodwork it'll take several days to get results...and that may mean Monday. Also, if I need med to quell the Thrush, it would be good to get that going sooner than later.
In my research, I learned that Thrush can be a virulent sort (hospital variety mainly) and can go into your lungs...and if it gets into your bloodstream it can be fatal...! I never knew that.
We cut our morning constitutional short--only 1.5 km rather than 2.0. Almost no movement in the air, 94F 40% humidity.
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A Positive Covid Milestone [Click] NO EXCESS DEATHS!
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Author of spoof story shared by Greg Abbott calls him one of ‘dumbest people in the country’ [Click] I’d better swing by The Beaverton—haven’t do so for a while.
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Neo-Nazis Surged Into Central Florida And Found A Tough-Talking Sheriff Who’s Determined To Take Them Down [Click]
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Via Punchbowl News:
ReplyDeleteHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries raised a $29 million during the second quarter, a substantial haul that takes his total amount raised in 2023 to $62.4 million.
Jeffries’ tally is $7.3 million more than what Speaker Kevin McCarthy raised in Q2.
----Alan
As I was trying to sleep last night, four hours, this name kept coming up. So when I got up, I googled. This is it.
ReplyDelete" How did Mollie Orshansky determine the poverty line?
The current official poverty measure was developed in the mid 1960s by Mollie Orshansky, a staff economist at the Social Security Administration. Poverty thresholds were derived from the cost of a minimum food diet multiplied by three to account for other family expenses." WW, many episodes past. I spelled Mollie with a y, and Orshansky with an i, but why I remembered it at all is prolly why I'm sleeping about like listener. . . .can't turn the brain off.
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The odd thing for me is that I'm often not thinking about anything at all. I just can't cross the sleep line.
DeleteI believe I saw something about Mollie Orshansky on television one night this past Spring. Wish I could recall what show.
Judge Cannon to attorneys: Be prepared to discuss SIPA matters AND TRIAL DATE at tomorrow’s hearing, with particularized reasons. [Click]
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1:45 PM--just went out to check the mail box; it is HOT out there. The mailbox is on the sunny side of the house.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Makes Ad For Biden’s Reelection Campaign - Click
ReplyDeleteQuite the disconnect!
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JWST Finally Found Evidence of the Dark Stars! They Are Older Than Anything We’ve Ever Seen! [Click] Interesting if true; I haven’t heard about it before, and await confirmation from reliable sources.
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SO COOL! Can't wait to hear more!!
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